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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Doobeg (corran By., Kilturra Ed)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Doobeg (corran By., Kilturra Ed) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Doobeg (corran By., Kilturra Ed), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a pasture on the north-west-facing slope of a ridge. A flat-topped earthen bank and a scarp define a raised circular area about thirty metres across. Traces of a stone revetment appear on the internal face of the bank in places.
In pasture, on the NW-facing slope of a ridge. A raised circular area (c. 30m N-S; 31m E-W) defined by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth 5.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.65m) ENE-SE and SSW-SW and by a scarp (H 0.6m) elsewhere. There are traces of a stone revetment on the internal face of the bank in places. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

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